The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-01
A Division on Parnells Amendment Will Be
Demanded in the House To- Night, Even if
the Closure Rule Has To Be Resorted To.
Earl Cadogan Brings in Bill Intended
to Benefit Irish LeasehOlders.
Cardinal Manning Indorses Cardinal Gibbons
on the Knights of Labor Question-De-
cline of British Prestige in Africa.
LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND.
The Conservatives Hold a Caucus and De
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LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND.
The Conservatives Hold Caucus and De-
eide to Force a Vote Tonight.
LONDON, March 31.-At the meeting Of the
Conservative party, to-day, it was decided that
the House of Commons shall sit until the Irish
criminal-law amendment bill has passed its Sec
ond reading, and that the only adjournment to
be takeI Al Easter shall be from Thursday next
to the following Tuesday.
Lord Harrington. at meeting of the Liberal
Union members of both houses Of Parliament,
explained that the government has made the
Irish crimes -act-amendment bill question of
confidence. and said that if the Liberal nionists
failed to support the bill, and in that way
brought about its defeat. the result would be the
advent of Mr. Gladstone to power. It was the
imperative duty of the Liberal Unionists to pre-
vent this, Lord Harrington contended. The
meeting decided so support the bill. Several
members of the party were absent from the
meeting
Two hundred members of Parliament attend
ed the meeting Among them was Lord Ran
dolph Churchill The meeting enthusiastically
supported the decision OF Mr.. William Henry
Smith, the Conservative leader in the House of
Mr.. Parnells amendment to the Irish crimes act
amendment bill. providing that the House re-
solve itself into committee to consider the state
| of ireland. and on the first reading of the meas
ure, even if Closure had to be enforced.
The Rt Hon. Edward Heneage, Liberal
Unionist. member of the House of Commons for
Great Grimsby, opposed that part Of the Irish
criminal!aw amendment bill which changes the
venue in certain classes of criminal trials to
England. Mr. Heneage was supported in this
opposition by several others.
Sir Edward William Watkin. member for
Hythe, said he thought coercion needed in
Ireland regardless of remedial legislation.
Joseph Chamberlain demurred to this, and
| contended that remedial measures should be at
| least implied IN Irish legislation.
| Lord Harrington appealed to the members OF
| the Liberal Union party to support the govern
ment on the second reading of the bill. reserving
the liberty to demand it in committee This
! the meeting agreed to.
The meeting with the exception Of two dis
sentients. unanimously adopted Lord Harting-
toms proposition that the Liberal Unionists sup
port the first reading of the crimes bill. con-
| dition that members be allowed to criticse the
measure in committee Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN ap-
| proved the proposal.
| In view of the determined stand taken against
it by Conservatives and Liberal -Unionists, the
Cabinet to-day decided to abandon the clause of
the crimes bill changing the venue of Irish trials
| from Dublin to London.
| Proposed Abolition of the Dual Land System.
LONDON, March 31.-In the House of Lords,
tonight, Earl Cadogan tConservative) presented
| bill providing for the purchase Of the Irish
holdings, or, in other words, for the abolition of
| the system of dual ownership created by the act
| of 1881. It was proposed, he said to admit
! leaseholoers to the benefits of the act Of 1881.
| The leaseholders whose leases expired prior to
| 1881 numbering l60 000) were to be admitted to
| the benefits of the act of 1881 in the same man
ner as those whose leases expired in that year
1t was also proposed that landlord must issue
notice in the form scheduled in the bill when he
| obtains an ejectment writ from the court, and
that he be required to serve the tenant with that
notice in the manner prescribed by the courts,
| either by service or by posting; that when the
tenant receives this notice he shall become, ipso
facto care-taker of his holding for the period of
| six months, and that the redemption shall run as
from that date Earl Cardigan hoped the House
| would accept the measure.
Continuing, Earl Cadoean said that the gov
ernment found it impossible to adopt the land
commissions recommendation that a period of
i've years for the fixing of judicial rents be sub
stltuted for that of fifteen years, according to
| the present law. The government agreed with
| Lord Harrington that it was open question
whether Irish rents were excessive or not, or
whether excessive rents were exacted. There
| fore, it wonld be unreasonable to deal anew with
| the settlements of rents fixed by the act of 1851
If those settlements should be disturbed the
landlords and tenants would be led to believe
| tina: there was no fnality to such settlements
| vnd ha hod yo1
| to formulate further measure dealing with
tenants purchase of holdings, and looked
to that mainly for settlement of the questions
which, unbapply, agitated the country In that
alone they believed would be found the solution
OF those grave questions. The government pro-
posed to deal with the question in two parts
The first was the bill which had just been des-
cribed, dealing with questions Of urgency and
great difficulty arising from the land act of 1881.
This bill, which 1t was hoped would reduce the
number OF evictions one-half, would be followed
by bill relating to the purchase of hodngs.
This latter bll the government hoped, would
permanently settle the difficulty. The middle
man now suffered great injustice from
his inability to obtain for land
| the same amount which he had to
pay. because he was not allowed to 60 to the
to secede from lease. The bill also proposed
| to relieve tenants who were insolvent through
no fault of their own, but through misfortune
It was said that there was no method for the re-
| lief or insolvent tenants short of bankruptcy,
The government, however opined that insolvent
tenants were divided into three classes. The
first claes was composed of those who had be-
come insolvent from temporary causes, and who,
il they secured a reasonable period of delay in
stead of the short period now given.
might, under certain conditions. avoid
bankruptcy. In the second class were those who
were insolvent through no fault of their own,
and who, perhaps, had no reasonable prospect OF
being able to pay their liabilities. The govern
ment desired to mitigate these hard cases.
Lastly. there were the improvident and extrava-
CANT tenants, towards whom it is impossible to
elicit sympathy from Parliament or the nation.